When it comes to championing diversity, the Government Digital Service is leading the way, beating industry averages and introducing innovations that have been adopted across government. In the first of a series of conversations between civil service leaders and experts from Civil Service Awards sponsors EY, GDS chief Kevin Cunnington shares his insights and motivations with Radhika Chadwick, Partner in Strategy at EY

DfID’s Fergus McBean won the Use of Evidence Award at this year’s Civil Service Awards through an innovative approach to inform cholera prevention in war-torn Yemen. He tells Naomi Larsson how the department did it

By supporting a new record label run by and for prisoners, EY is involved in an innovative approach to reducing violence in prisons and driving down reoffending rates. InHouse Records was set up last year and has already achieved some remarkable results. CSW talks to Alex Deeming from EY about the scheme.

With two weeks to go until the winners of the 2018 Civil Service Awards are announced, Darra Singh, who sits on the judging panel and leads EY's Government and Public Sector practice in the UK, shares why the event means so much to him

Each year the Civil Service Awards celebrates a team or individual who has made excellent use of evidence to support policy or decision making - but what is the government doing to improve the way government as a whole uses different forms of evidence? Mark Smulian finds out more about the newly-formed analysis function

After it won the Civil Service Communication Award last year, Helen Duggan, head of marketing for Public Health England, reflects on how the Stay Well This Winter campaign leveraged people's trust in health professionals to change their behaviour

The late Dame Lesley Strathie’s 40-year career spanned roles from admin assistant to HMRC chief exec. Former cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell remembers her as an “influential voice” among the ranks of perm secs

London Ventures, a partnership between EY and London Councils, is driving innovation across local government. They’ve teamed up with Southwark and Waltham Forest, landlords, tenants, and providers to design Transition Insurance, a promising new initiative that could lead to levels of homelessness being reduced across the country. CSW speaks to Tom Schneider from EY.

Two of the architects of the former Department of Energy and Climate Change tool for mapping the future UK energy system, which won the 2013 Civil Service Award for Analysis, explore its birth, benefits and demise

At the Civil Service Awards 2015, an HMP Standford Hill team won for operational excellence. Three years on, manager Joe Rook tells Civil Service World about all the employment and training opportunities on offer for offenders

With nominations open for the Civil Service Awards 2018, the government communications chief takes a look at some past winners of the communications award and explains why his is one of the most exciting professions in government